Umbrella organisation for sizeable garden centres  

Kooperation Garden Retail Belgium, or GRB, is a voluntary retail organisation incorporating 34 garden centres. DIY in Europe …

"Bigger is always cheaper"

It is 20 years since Ranzijn opened a first garden centre in the Netherlands. Today the company operates eight outlets, where the emphasis is on gardens…

Pest control

Swissinno Solutions has expanded its programme of pest control products. The company now offers a modular display system for the point of sale as well

Tailor-made products 

Rong Lih produces a broad spectrum of gardening and watering equipment for both trade and industry. The Taiwanese company is planning further expansion

All-glass expansion

The new Dehner garden centre in Langenfeld, Germany, is to serve as a prototype for the architecture and concept of future outlets. The look is strongly …

Great loss for Fitt

Growth trend in garden furniture market  

An assessment by KMC Management Consultants concludes that the west European garden furniture market, which is dominated by the DIY store…

Topical and trendy

Scotts' new products for the 2008 gardening season take up the themes of nature and convenience. The aim is to attract customers who were previously non-users

Multitude of colours and shapes  

Dried flowers and decorations made of natural materials are the mainstay of the Dutch company Star Dried Flowers & Decorations  

Old-established tool manufacturer  

Leborgne, the French manufacturer of hand tools for builders, gardeners and woodworkers, intends to concentrate on bolstering export sales in f…

Weather influences start of season  

Normal to good autumn business ensured a mood of optimism in the markets of western Europe, but it was not possible to exploit fully the …

North Sea coastal location

The joint German-Finnish undertaking Luoman/ Kiehnholz now also produces log cabins in Germany, which makes both economic and logistical sense

Full-range supplier of cordless tools

Bosch ensures the continuing growth of garden tool sales through innovations. The range of cordless tools powered by lithium-ion batteries is …

More floorspace growth again

Between July 2006 and July 2007 the garden centre operators in Germany expanded their sales area by 7.3 per cent, having only managed an increase of 1.…